The betting centres which were closed last week have been operating in areas of Entebbe, Kajjansi, Lweza Zzana and Namasumba. Other areas are Gayaza, Kisaasi, Kyanja, Mpererwe, Kalerwe and Kanyanya.

The affected betting centres are World Star, Acebet, SBA, Victory, Arua Casino LEV and Home Bet, among others.

Justifying the closure of the premises, LGRB explained that some of them were unlicensed operators and others were allowing individual below 25 years to enter their premises.

“The law is very clear. Only Ugandans above 25 years are supposed to enter the betting premises. When we visited these betting centres, we found people who are below the required age,” Kyeyune explained.

Kyeyune also explained that others were operating in areas below the minimum size of 30 square meters, required by the law.

“And others were closed because they were operating near the schools, churches and government offices,” he adds.